Jail-Based Impact of Crime Intervention

George Mason University200 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the Impact of Crime (IOC) group intervention with jail inmates reduces post-release recidivism, substance abuse, and HIV risk behavior.

This project imports social-personality theory and research on moral emotions and cognitions to the applied problems of crime, substance abuse, and HIV risk behavior. The primary aim of this study, a Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) of the restorative justice-inspired Impact of Crime (IOC) group intervention, is to examine the efficacy of treatment and to determine if changes in moral emotions and cognitions serve as mechanisms of action, explaining the impact of treatment involvement on reductions in post-release recidivism, substance abuse, and HIV risk behavior.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Substance Abuse HIV Risk Criminogenic Thinking Shame Guilt Empathy

Interventions

MI plus IOC group interventionBEHAVIORAL

45 minute Motivational Interview plus 16 session IOC intervention

Motivational Interview onlyBEHAVIORAL

45 minute Motivational Interview session

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Must be 18 years or older * Must be male * Must be currently incarcerated jail inmate * Must be sentenced * Sentence must be short enough to serve out sentence at ADC * Release date must follow projected final session of treatment * Must speak, read, and write in English with sufficient proficiency to use workbook and participate in group sessions * Must be assigned to the jail's "general population" Exclusion Criteria: * Actively psychotic * Assigned "keep separate" from other group members

Locations (1)

Fairfax County Adult Detention Center

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Recidivism - Self report of arrests and undetected crimes

Time frame: 3 months post-release

Recidivism - Self report of arrests and undetected crimes

Time frame: 1 yr post-release

Recidivism - Self report of arrests and undetected crimes

Time frame: 3 yr post-release

Recidivism - Self report of arrests and undetected crimes

Time frame: 5 yr post-release

Recidivism -- official FBI records of arrests

Time frame: 1 yr post-release

Recidivism -- official FBI records of arrests

Time frame: 3 yr post-release

Recidivism -- official FBI records of arrests

Time frame: 5 yr post-release

Secondary Outcomes

Changes in self-reported shame-proneness from baseline

Time frame: changes from baseline to post tx and 3 mo, 1 yr, 3yr and 5 yr post-release

Changes in self-reported guilt proneness from baseline

Time frame: changes from baseline to post tx, and 3 mo, 1 yr, 3 yr, 5 yr post-release

Changes from self-reported empathy from baseline

Time frame: changes from baseline to post tx, 3 mo, 1 yr, 3 yr, 5 yr post-release

Changes from self-reported criminogenic thinking at baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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